Wednesday, December 3, 2014

The Mercy Seat, by Cheryl Lutz

“And there I will
meet with you, and I will speak with you from above the mercy seat…” Exodus
25:22

I was gasping for
breath as I felt the current pulling me under.I struggled hard against the waves, which only made matters worse.I frantically pushed forward, only to be sucked
further out.I was fighting a force
stronger than myself.Undertow.Scenes of my life truly played out in my
mind.Finally, I began to cry out to the
one who has the power over the wind and the waves. He heard my cries and the
next thing I remember was moving in closer and closer to shore.I was in middle school swimming in the surf
in Corpus Christi, Texas, when this terrifying event occurred.

If you are a
Christian, prayer is one of your greatest privileges.So why don't we spend more time at the mercy
seat?Prayer is one of our greatest weapons
against the attacks of the evil one, so why do we spend so little time on our
knees?I say, because prayer is
WORK!I love this quote by E.M. Bounds,
regarding this essential discipline.

"To say
prayers in a decent, delicate way is not heavy work.But to pray till the iron gates of difficulty
are opened, till the mountains of obstacles are removed, till the mists are
exhaled and the clouds are lifted, and the sunshine of a cloudless day
brightens---this is hard work, but it is God's work and man's best labor."

Friends, the King
of Kings and Lord of Lords invites us into His presence through the precious
blood of Jesus.Will we come?

We must first find
out what the mystery hidden in the mercy seat is. "Once a year, the High
Priest took the blood of a sacrificial offering and entered into the Most Holy.
He then sprinkled this blood of the sacrificial offering on the mercy seat for
exactly seven times. God said that He would meet the Israelites on this mercy
seat then. God meets whoever has the same faith as that of the High Priest,
that is, the faith in His remission of sin revealed in the sacrificial
system." Rev. Paul C. Jong

Do you have "iron
gates of difficulty" in your life?How about "mountains of obstacles?"

Do you believe
that the One who parted the Red Sea can do the same in your circumstances?

I close with a
stanza of another of my favorite hymns:

“Ah! whither could
we flee for aid, When tempted, desolate, dismayed;

Or how the hosts
of hell defeat, Had suffering saints no mercy seat?”

Through Every
Stormy Wind that Blows, William Cooper

So what are you
waiting for?You don’t have to wait
until you are drowning in your circumstances! Enter now into the throne room of
heaven.Access is ours through the blood
of Jesus.

Hallelujah, what a
Savior!

Cheryl Lutz is passionate to teach women how to tear
down strongholds and find freedom in Christ. A pastor’s wife for twenty-five
years, Cheryl possesses a vibrant love for teaching the Word of God. She is the
founder of Securely Held, LLC, where she works as a trained and
experienced lay counselor and speaker. You may contact Cheryl through her blog
at:www.securelyheld.comTwitter:
@clutz40

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